Shelia J. Telford

Shelia Telford joined The Advanced Financial Group in 1990, after serving as Vice-President of Marketing with the predecessor banks of the current Bank of America in Lufkin. Today Shelia and her husband Robert own The Advanced Financial Group, which is located in Lufkin.

Mrs. Telford, who originally is from Houston, graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science degree. Continued educational pursuits include the School of Bank Marketing at University of Colorado - Boulder, and achievement of the Life Underwriters Training Council Fellowship (LUTCF), representing extensive study in varied aspects of life and health insurance. She has taught in both public and private schools, which she considers an invaluable experience in preparing for the business world.

Mrs. Telford is a 1984 Leadership Lufkin graduate, and was honored by that organization with the Jack O. McMullen Silver Spike Award for Distinguished Community Service in 1992. Mrs. Telford served as the President and the Campaign Chairperson of the United Way of Angelina County. She has been a member of the Better Business Bureau of Brazos Valley and Deep East Texas Board of Directors, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Gulf Coast Board of Directors, and Lufkin’s First Baptist Church Board of Trustees. She currently is treasurer of the Lufkin Adult Learning Center Advisory Board.

Professional affiliation includes charter membership in the Association of Health Insurance Agents and serving on the board of Pineywoods Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.